Covid-19 Test kits and Covid-19 Test Antibody kits

With the symptoms of COVID-19 sometimes taking up to two weeks to show in infected patients, it is rapidly becoming vitally important for swift testing of individuals who believe that they may have come into contact with the virus. There is no perfect test for Coronavirus antibodies and rapid tests have understandably received criticism which is why we are using a UKAS accredited lab to test finger prick blood samples which can be taken at home. It is not yet known how Coronavirus antibodies confer protection from further infection but it is at least a starting point to understand if you have antibodies.

How Reliable is the Antibody Testing Kit

This kit supplied by American firm Epitope Diagnostics inc (EDI) who are based in San Diego and who have been certified and licensed by the State of California Department of Health Services as medical device manufacturers since 2004. EDI are ISO 13485:2016 certified.